America's first human death from bird flu occurred in Louisiana, where an elderly resident succumbed to the H5N1 virus after exposure to infected backyard birds. The Louisiana Department of Health ...

The first person has died of bird flu in the United States, the Louisiana Department of Health confirmed on Monday. The ...

A U.S. patient hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has died, the Louisiana Department of Health said on Monday, marking the country's first reported human death from the virus. The patient, who has not ...

The Louisiana Department of Health yesterday announced that a patient hospitalized ... said that no person-to-person transmission has been identified. As of Jan. 7, the CDC said, there have been 67 ...

The patient was infected after contact with domestic and wild birds, specifically a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds he raised at home.

The case in Louisiana is the first human death from bird flu in the U.S. during this current outbreak, but there was a death in Mexico back in May 2024 in a patient with no known exposure to farm ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...

State health officials say that Louisiana residents should decide for themselves whether to get vaccinated, especially for COVID-19 and influenza, breaking with broad vaccination campaigns at the ...

The patient was 65 years old and had underlying medical conditions, according to the Louisiana Department of Health ...

The first patient hospitalized with avian influenza in the United States has died in Louisiana, the state's department of health announced Monday.

The CDC reports that Louisiana has seen an ... Yet, a recent move by the Louisiana Department of Health could worsen an already troubling public health issue, experts say. The LDH recently ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...